South Cove County Park near Seneca in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cane Creek Town

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 18, 2025

1. Cane Creek Town Marker, Side One

Inscription. This section of Oconee County was Cherokee land until 1777. Located north of here on the banks of Cane Creek was a small Cherokee Lower Town often referred to as Cane Creek Town. One 19th century account states its original Cherokee name was “Cananaska.” The town was destroyed by Patriot forces during the American Revolution. Cherokees later returned and lived there until the 1790s.

Cananaska is believed to have been one of the last-occupied Lower Towns in Pendleton District. After the Revolutionary War, the town was part of an 1,100-acre tract of bounty land awarded to Maj. Gen. William Moultrie that later inspired the name of the nearby “Bounty Land” community. In 1970, the town site and adjacent section of Cane Creek were submerged beneath the waters of Lake Keowee.

Erected 2022 by Department of Archives and History. Sponsored by the Oconee County Arts and Historical Commission. (Marker Number 37-27.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 34° 42.699′ N, 82° 57.937′ W.

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Marker is near Seneca, South Carolina, in Oconee County. It is in South Cove County Park. It can be reached from South Cove Road (County Route 37-608) 1.8 miles east of Keowee School Road (South Carolina Route 188). It is at the fishing pier at South Cove County Park. There is a fee to enter the park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1099 S Cove Rd, Seneca SC 29672, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s and pstate,

in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Fairplay Community Veterans Memorial

Cane Creek Town Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 18, 2025

2. Cane Creek Town Marker, Side Two

(approx. 1.6 miles away); Memorial Gateway (approx. 1.7 miles away); Oconee County World War Veterans (approx. 2 miles away); Seneca Firsts (approx. 2 miles away); Seneca (approx. 2 miles away); Wall of Honor (approx. 2 miles away); Seneca Institute / Seneca Junior College (approx. 2.2 miles away); Oconee County Training School (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seneca.

Cane Creek Town Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, May 18, 2025

3. Cane Creek Town Marker

This is the South Cove County Park’s fishing pier.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 236 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2025, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.